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Pope's Ash Wednesday absence looms large as Lent begins at the Vatican
While Pope Francis remained hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Italian Cardinal Angelo De Donatis celebrated the Ash ...
Pope Francis’ health: Vatican provides update on Ash Wednesday
On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...
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Pope text: Ash Wednesday teaches human fragility, Gospel hope
The call of Lent, Pope Francis wrote, is a call to turn to the Lord and so become "a sign of hope for the world." ...
Pope Francis not out of danger, continues treatment for respiratory crises
Francis, who is not physically active, uses a wheelchair and is overweight, had been undergoing respiratory physiotherapy to try to improve his lung function. The accumulation of secretions in his ...
Pope Francis resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he battles pneumonia
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was resting Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period leading up to Holy Week ...
Pope Francis in stable condition after episodes of respiratory failure, Vatican says
Pope Francis is in stable condition after his episodes of acute respiratory failure on Monday, the Vatican said Tuesday.
The pope has increased his physical activity and celebrated the start of Lent, Vatican says
Pope Francis increased his physical activity Wednesday, called the Catholic parish priest in Gaza and celebrated the start of ...